Being A Rebel

Along with my major research interests such as Natural Resource Management, Drought Management, Agriculture is one of my favorite topic for research and analysis. Agriculture is not only the most important economic activity that feed entire human population, it is also single source of livelihood for world's most poor and marginal population.     With openness provided by Internet Forums and #SocialMedia, there is a possibility of an inclusive policy discussion. One of such discussion was conducted by @IDRC "Are genetic crops the answer to the world food crisis? Ask India's Green Revolution founder" on World Food Day, 2013.     Though, I don't endorse genetic food for people due to possible generic massacre of agricultural gene-pool, my interest was solving food crisis. Hence my Question to M S Swaminathan, known as the father of the Green Revolution in India was this:  @AmiSri @IDRC_CRDI @DougSaunders MyQuestion: Despite India has wor...

With growing population and shrinking resources, the issue of food security is very crucial for developing countries like India. It became utmost urgent when there are very less institutions for social security. At present, the government have introduced many such programmes appearing as social welfare programme, but in real, all are designed with stingy strings attached. I happened to be at a national seminar organized by WTO centre of IIFT, ‘Seminar on Prospects of India’s Agriculture Export In 2025: Opportunities, Challenges and Roadmap’. During this seminar I got valuable inputs on some of these programmes.   (Detailed report can be obtained from organizers, this discussion on only focused to MNREGA and Food Security Bill). The discussion and presentations on ‘Agriculture and Farmers’ it was explained that artificial shortage of manpower and increased cost of manpower has happened due to MNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act). The marginal ...